Shoe-scraper



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' P. TRUMPLER.

SHOE SGRAPER.

No. 598,451. Pat m d Feb 1,1898.

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SHOE-SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,451, dated February 1, 1898.

Application filed April 1 7, 1 8 9 '7- To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRED TRUMPLER, residing at Hoople, in the county of Walsh and State of North Dakota, have invented a new and Improved Shoescraper, of which the fol 'which will serve to clean the dirt from the sides of the shoe as the bottom of the shoe is cleaned by the scraper members proper.

WVith other objects in view, which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the peculiar combination and novel arrangement of parts, such as will first'be described, and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view illustrating my invention as in use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the scraper, showing the same provided with two pawls. Fig. 3 is adetail view of the several parts constituting my improved scraper. Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken practically on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the accompanying drawin gs, in which like letters and numerals indi; cate like parts in all the figures, 1 indicates a casting having a central fiat portion 2, two flat eye portions 3 at the outer end, which are apertured to receive the securing-screws, and vertical members 4 intermediate the parts 2 and 3-, which are tapered or shortenedat their upper ends to form scrapers. From the center of the plate 2 projects a spindle 5, having a boss 6 at the lower end and a reduced thread at upper end 7. i

8 indicates a ratchet-wheel held to turn on the spindle 5, with which engages either a single spring (shown in Fig. 3) or a pairof springs 9, as indicated in Fig. 2, such springs serving as pawls to hold the ratchet-wheel 8 from turning backward.

10 indicates a wooden hub, the upper porand washer 14:, as shown.

Serial No- 632,664. (No model.)

tion of which is made conical, as shown at 11, while the under face has a pair of sockets 12 to receive the upward-projecting studs 8 of the ratchet-wheel 8. The hub 10 is also provided with a central aperture B for the passage of the spindle 5. Such hub is of the height that when set in position, as shown in Fig. 4:, the threaded end of the spindle will project past the same to receive the securing-nut 14 The wooden hub 10 has secured to it the brushes 16, which are of an equal length, so that the upper edge of such operation providing for an effective cleaning of the outside of the shoe and also for equalizing the wear of the brush at all points.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete operation and advantages of my invention will be readilyunderstood. The several parts are of such nature as to be economically constructed, the brush being attachedrto the scraper-casting in such a manner that it can be readily removed and I replaced by a new brush, if desired.

While I prefer to use a brush constructed of the form shown, I desire it understood that such form may be Varied and the manner of connecting the same to the said scraper-plate may also be changed without departing from the principles of my invention.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is

' 1. Ashoe-scraperconsisting ofametal bodyhaving a central flat portion and apertured fiat ends, and vertical scraper portions intermediate the ends, and the flat portion, the central portion having a-spindle, a ratchetwheel held therein having projections on its upper face, a rotary brush consisting of a spindle, a detent secured to the casting for body having brushes arranged to form a conengaging such Wheel and a brush, consisting ical upper portion, said body having sockets of a hub member held to rotate on the spindle to receive the projections on the ratchetand having a locked engagement with the 5 Wheel and a detent for holding the ratchet and ratchet Wheel, all being arranged substan- I 5 brush from revolving one Way as specified. tially as shown and described.

2. Ashoe-scraper,comprisingacastinghav- FRED TRUMPLER.

ing a central vertical projecting spindle, ver- Witnesses: tical scrapers, arranged one at each side of JAMES BYRNE, 10 the spindle, and a ratchet-wheel held on the E. P. DIMENT. 

